Mats Wilander Quotes

Davis Cup, you know, does take a lot out of you over the weekend. It's tough, especially if you play all three days.

I wanted to work towards the four majors and the Davis Cup. I know to a lot of people it may not mean too much, but to me (Davis Cup) means an awful lot.

Maybe I should have played two more Australians and two less Davis Cups? I could have had more majors and still have three Davis Cups when most people don't have one.

I think there's no reason the Davis Cup couldn't be as powerful and popular and profitable as any of the four majors are today, given some changes.

I want to play my best tennis at the Grand Slams.

One of the thrills of playing at the top tennis centres of the world is to see the Indian flag go up whenever I'm participating in these events. That's enough motivation for any Indian who has the opportunity to perform at these tournaments.

We had a poster of the Davis Cup in 1986. It was in Prague, the Czech Republic against Sweden, and we went to watch, so I got the poster. You couldn't get all the posters. You were lucky if you got one.

I think that tennis has been in a place for many years without any change. Davis Cup and Fed Cup has always been a very exciting platform for players because it is such an individual sport, and we get to play a team competition. We love being part of a team.

I have sometimes played my best Davis Cup matches away from home when you stay in the moment a bit more. But it is tough when half the crowd are spitting on you.

We have seen plenty of first-time semi-finalists go on and win grand slams.

That's the ultimate goal - to try to go deep into the Australian Open and deep into the other slams throughout the year.

It's hard to win Grand Slams.

Davis Cup is a completely different animal.

It is never easy to play with Roger, Rafa and Novak in the middle of the tournament because they've had matches and are fresh.

I think the Davis Cup has some untapped potential. It should be as prominent as the Grand Slams when it takes place. If you put it together with Fed Cup for an organized, nationalistic team competition taking place in a central location for two weeks, I think that would be beneficial from a fan interest stand point, from a media stand point and from a television stand point.

I didn't realize until I was doing commentary what a gladiator-like competition tennis is - other than no one dies. The crowd is waiting for the players to come, and they walk through the tunnel, and they get on the court, and they get out their rackets, their weapons, and now they start.

Women's tennis is very open. You really never know who going to be there.

I've been part of five World Cups and we reached the semis only in 1996.

To me, there are only a few tournaments that are important. The Grand Slams, Davis Cup, the Swedish Open; that's about it.

I've always wanted to play Davis Cup. I love Davis Cup.

For me, it has an extra value to be able to beat the Williams sisters in the finals, because they are just so good. For me, it's proof of being literally the best player in the tournament.

I prefer playing ATP tournaments and Davis Cup competition rather than Olympic Games.

At the end of the day, it is a very long year. The tennis season is pretty much ten months of the year.

I think women's tennis is so open. Anyone in the top 30 can do damage in the big tournaments.

My favorite tournament is the U.S. Open because the atmosphere is great.